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Why Cubs, Giants will top Vegas’ expectations
Prediction: Over 93.5 wins FanGraphs projection: 96-66 Baseball Prospectus projection: 94-68 The 2023 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> The Cubs won 97 games last season and proceeded to splurge in free agency to the tune of […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 7: Which surging teams are in a tight race for a top-5 spot?
The last week in baseball, a couple powerhouse offenses stuttered, while squads that seemed destined for a skid have started stringing together wins. We’re just seven weeks into the MLB season, so there’s plenty of baseball left to play. Will the surging San Diego Padres be able to catch up to the Los Angeles Dodgers […]
Continue readingNew York Mets’ search for new GM set to land on Billy Eppler, sources say
Billy Eppler, the former Los Angeles Angels general manager who previously spent more than a decade with the New York Yankees, agreed to become the Mets’ GM, the team’s fourth in a span of 12 months, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Mets fired acting GM Zack Scott on Nov. 1, two months after […]
Continue reading2021 MLB playoffs: How the Atlanta Braves stunned baseball to reach the World Series
For the first time in the 21st century, the Atlanta Braves are in the World Series, having claimed their first National League pennant since 1999. It’s not an insult or a revision of history to say that the Braves began this October run as something of an afterthought. The oddsmakers in Vegas rated them as […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani, after pitching gem in another losing effort, on future with Los Angeles Angels: ‘I want to win’
Shohei Ohtani might have locked up the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award on Sunday, with seven dominant innings against a visiting Seattle Mariners team still fighting for a spot in the postseason. But his Los Angeles Angels ultimately lost for the 82nd time in 2021, solidifying something else: a sixth consecutive losing season in […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 23: Where all 30 teams stand as the top squads start to clinch
We’re halfway through September and there is still a lot to be settled in MLB’s playoff races. Only two teams have clinched a postseason berth so far. Have the red-hot Toronto Blue Jays vaulted up the rankings? Will the San Francisco Giants finally find breathing room in their race against the Los Angeles Dodgers? With […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
If you haven’t yet read my primer on how weather can give you a MASSIVE edge in fantasy baseball, be sure to check that out now, as it will help provide context for my player evaluations each week. Here are Sunday’s choices to bolster your fantasy squad, with everyone available in at least half of […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani, ‘an incredibly special talent,’ launches 40th homer, pitches eight sharp innings in Los Angeles Angels’ victory
DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th homer and pitched eight sharp innings, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Wednesday night. The Comerica Park crowd of 27,282 was hoping to see Cabrera hit his 500th career homer, but the slugger went 1-for-4 with a first-inning single. “He’s […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole sharp in first start since contracting COVID-19
NEW YORK — Ten or so days ago, Gerrit Cole was playing catch with his wife, Amy, hoping his body would bounce back from COVID-19 quickly enough for him to help the Yankees soon. Unsure how much he had in the tank, Cole’s first pitch Monday night to Shohei Ohtani was 99 mph. The rest […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Angels designate Adam Eaton for assignment after 25 games
The Angels made the move Sunday in the latest indication the injury-plagued team has decided to focus on the future with little hope of ending its six-year playoff drought this season. Los Angeles (58-60) also recalled right-hander James Hoyt from Triple-A Salt Lake. Eaton batted .200 with one homer and two RBIs for the Angels, […]
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